Reference:5489 His Excellency General Fritz von Scholtz and the 8th Army, 1915

Bust of General Fritz von Scholtz, left profile, in uniform.  /

A howitzer between three german gunners, its breech open and shells standing in wicker carrying baskets in foreground.

Produced by Ball of Berlin.

Iron. 111 mm.

Condition: Extremely Fine

Notes:

Friedrich von Scholtz (1851-1927) was a German general, who served as commander of 20th Corps and the 8th Army of the German Empire on the Eastern Front in the First World War, and later as commander of Army Group "Sholtz" on the Macedonian Front. von Scholtz was transferred together with his army corps to the Eastern Front, where he took part in the Battles of Tannenberg and Lodz in 1914. In May 1915, he was appointed commander of the 8th Army troops and was sent to secure the lines at Verdun.